Abstract

Learning objects are bite-sized digital learning resources designed to tackle the e-learning adoption problem by virtue of their scale, adaptability, and interoperability. The learning object approach advocates the creation of small e-learning resources rather than whole courses: resources that can be mixed and matched; used in a traditional or online learning environment; and adapted for reuse in other discipline areas and in other countries. Storing learning objects within a subject specific digital repository to enable search, discovery, sharing and use adds considerable value to the model. This paper explores the rationale for a learning object approach to e-learning and reflects on early experiences in developing a national learning object repository for social work education in Scotland.

Item type:

Article

ID code:

4248

Notes:

Also published in HUSITA7: The 7th International Conference of Human Services Information Technology Applications, haworth Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7890-3371-0

Keywords:

eLearning, learning objects, repositories, social work, Higher Education, Social pathology. Social and public welfare, Social Sciences(all), Computer Networks and Communications